If I Could Get There

JJ Browne

Sometimes, I wonder, what you think about me

Sometimes, I think that I'm too overbearing

Sometimes, I think about running away

Sometimes, I think that I think too much

 

Most times, I don't take enough care of myself

Most times, I'll find myself numb and in doubt

This phenomenon isn't new, it's been here my whole life

I don't remember how I got this way, but I know it's not alright

 

Because I don't know how to get there

Can you help me get there?

I know, I'm such a burden

But my wilted heart is weeping

 

Sometimes I wonder why you still come around

I've always felt like no one's wanted me around

Too many times

 

Because I don't know how to get there

Will you help me get there?

I know, I'm such a burden

But my heart's no longer burning

For adventure, for a challenge

For a reason to exist at all

 

I wonder, if it stopped beating entirely,

Would I even feel any different?

 

Sometimes, I wonder, what you think about me

But I'm too afraid to ask you about your true feelings

Because if you think, what I think

If our thoughts are the same,

What a shame it will be.

What a shame indeed.

 

Never mind me.

 

  • Author: JJ Browne (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 4th, 2021 18:39
  • Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this in 2018 after breaking up with a woman I spent 3 years together with. I bring it back now because I feel the same way after family arguments. It comes back to me whenever I\\\'m in a dark place, and gives me an odd comfort, knowing I haven\\\'t changed much over the years.
  • Category: Sad
  • Views: 14
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